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2008
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Crafting a Graduation Pathway for the Ultra Poor: Lessons and Evidence from a BRAC programme (Imran Matin, Munshi Sulaiman and Mehnaz Rabbani)
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Climate variability and climate change: implications for chronic poverty (Lucy Scott)
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2007
107
Power and the durability of poverty: a critical exploration of the links between culture, marginality and chronic poverty (David Mosse)
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Entrenchment or enhancement: Could climate change adaptation help reduce chronic poverty? (Thomas Tanner)
Coming soon
105
Poverty transitions, shocks, and consumption in rural Bangladesh: Preliminary results from a longitudinal household survey (Agnes R. Quisumbing)
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104
Toward an Economic Sociology of Chronic Poverty: Enhancing the Rigor and Relevance of Social Theory (Michael Woolcock)
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Using Family Histories to Understand the Intergenerational Transmission of Chronic Poverty (Robert Miller)
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In Search of South Africa's Second Economy: Chronic poverty, economic marginalisation and adverse incorporation in Mt Frere and Khayelitsha (Andries du Toit and David Neves)
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Presenting Life Histories: a literature review and annotated bibliography (CPRC Annotated Bibliographies 6) (Annica Ojermark)
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Assets and chronic poverty (Andy McKay)
Coming soon
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The intergenerational transmission of poverty: an overview (Kate Bird)
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98
Investments, bequests, and public policy: intergenerational transfers and the escape from poverty (Agnes Quisumbing)
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97
Living in the background: homebased women workers and poverty persistence (Donna L. Doane)
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96
Inclusive citizenship' for the chronically poor: exploring the inclusion-exclusion nexus in collective struggles (Katsuhiko Masaki)
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The process of social exclusion: the dynamics of an evolving concept (Hilary Silver)
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Looking forward: theory-based measures of chronic poverty and vulnerability (Michael Carter and Munenobu Ikegami)
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93
Subjective assessments, participatory methods and poverty dynamics: The Stages-of-Progress method (Anirudh Krishna)
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92
The politics of what works: the case of the Vulnerable Group Development Programme in Bangladesh (Naomi Hossain)
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91
The Politics of What Works in Reducing Chronic Poverty. A synthesis report for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands (Sam Hickey)
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90
Estimation and determination of chronic poverty in India: an alternative approach (R. Radhakrishna, K. Hanumantha Rao, C. Ravi and B. Sambi Reddy)
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89
Chronic poverty and all that: the measurement of poverty over time (Cesar Calvo and Stefan Dercon)
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Choosing dimensions: the capability approach and multidimensional poverty (Sabina Alkire)
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87
The Construction of an Asset Index Measuring Asset Accumulation in Ecuador (Caroline Moser and Andrew Felton)
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86
Annotated bibliography on social exclusion, adverse incorporation and chronic poverty (CPRC Annotated Bibliographies No 5) (Briony Smith)
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85
Changes in living standards in villages in India 1975-2004. Revisiting the ICRISAT village level studies (Reena Badiani, Stefan Dercon,
Pramila Krishnan and K. P. C. Rao )
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84
Discussions among the poor: Exploring poverty dynamics with focus groups in Bangladesh (Peter Davis)
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83
The politics behind the non-contributory old age social pensions in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa (Larissa Pelham)
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82
Poverty traps and structural poverty in South Africa. Reassessing the evidence from KwaZulu-Natal (Julian May and Ingrid Woolard)
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81
Adverse incorporation, social exclusion and chronic poverty (Sam Hickey and Andries du Toit)
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80
Understanding and explaining chronic poverty - An evolving framework for Phase III of CPRC’s research (Andrew Shepherd)
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79
Measuring chronic non-income poverty [Isabel Günther and Stephan Klasen]
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78
When endowments and opportunities don’t match: Understanding chronic poverty [S. R. Osmani]
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77
Bringing politics back into poverty analysis: Why understanding social relations matters more for policy on chronic poverty than measurement [John Harriss]
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Does vulnerability create poverty traps? [Armando Barrientos]
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75
The intergenerational transmission of poverty in industrialized countries [Stephen Jenkins with Thomas Siedler]
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Using household panel data to understand the intergenerational transmission of poverty [Stephen Jenkins with Thomas Siedler]
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73
Questioning the Power of Resilience: Are Children Up To the Task of Disrupting the Transmission of Poverty? [Jo Boyden with Elizabeth Cooper]
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72
Child development, the life course, and social exclusion: Are the frameworks used in the UK relevant for developing countries? [John Hobcraft]
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71
The impact of conflict on the intergenerational transmission of chronic poverty: An overview and annotated bibliography [Max Baldwin Orero, Charlotte Heime, Suzanne Jarvis Cutler and Sarah Mohaupt] CPRC Annotated Bibliographies No 4
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70
Identifying chronically deprived countries: results from cluster analysis [Edward Anderson] Abstract
Annex 1: Countries with no or insufficient data, all variables MSExcel
Annex 2: Countries clustered, by variable and period MSExcel
Annex 3: Recent growth rates (GDP, child mortality, fertility, undernourishment) MSExcel
Annex 4: Growth trajectories (GDP, child mortality, fertility, undernourishment) MSExcel
2006
69 Poverty in time: Exploring poverty dynamics from life history interviews in Bangladesh [Peter Davis] Abstract
68 Methodological Note: Using Micro Data to Understand Better the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Low Income Developing Countries [Jere R. Behrman] Abstract
67 Extending Social Assistance in China: Lessons from the Minimum Living Standard Scheme [Jiandong Chen and Armando Barrientos] Abstract
66 The determinants and consequences of chronic and transient poverty in Nepal [Saurav Dev Bhatta and Suman Kumari Sharma] Abstract
65 Social movements and chronic poverty across the urban-rural divide: concepts and experiences [Diana Mitlin and Anthony Bebbington] Abstract
64 The role of collective action and urban social movements in reducing chronic urban poverty [Diana Mitlin] Abstract
63 Social Movements and the Politicization of Chronic Poverty Policy [Anthony Bebbington] Abstract
62 Chronic Poverty and the Environment: a Vulnerability Perspective [Lucy Scott] Abstract
61 On the Links Between Violent Conflict and Chronic Poverty: How much do we really know? [Patricia Justino] Abstract
60 Poverty: Causes, Responses and Consequences in Rural South Africa [Elizabeth Francis] Abstract
59 Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Select Annotated Bibliography with special reference to irreversibilities associated with poor nutrition, health and education [Briony Smith, with Karen Moore] CPRC Annotated Bibliographies No 3 Abstract
58
Tinkering on the fringes? Redistributive land reforms and chronic poverty in Southern Africa [Admos O. Chimhowu] Abstract
2005
57
Thinking about youth poverty through the lenses of chronic poverty, life-course poverty and intergenerational poverty [Karen Moore] Abstract
56
Chronic and structural poverty in South Africa: challenges for action and research. [Andries du Toit] Abstract
55
Poverty Measurement Blues: some reflections on the space for understanding ‘chronic’ and ‘structural’ poverty in South Africa [Andries du Toit] Abstract
54
Process deficits or political constraints? Bottom-up evaluation of non-contributory social protection policy for rural labourers in India [Sony Pellissery] Abstract
53
Understanding Urban Chronic Poverty: Crossing the Qualitative and Quantitative Divide [Abbi M. Kedir] Abstract
52
The Pilot Social Cash Transfer Scheme Kalomo District – Zambia [Bernd Schubert] Abstract
51
Severe poverty and growth: a macro-micro analysis [Paul Mosley] Abstract
50
Snakes, ladders and traps: changing lives and livelihoods in rural Bangladesh (1994-2001) [Naila Kabeer] Abstract
2004
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Forgotten by the Highway: Globalisation, adverse incorporation and chronic poverty in a commercial farming district of South Africa [Andries du Toit] Abstract
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Aid Distribution and the MDGs [Bob Baulch] Abstract
47
Fracture Points in Social Policies for Chronic Poverty Reduction [Kate Bird and Nicola Pratt] Abstract
Annex: Illustrative Case Studies of the Fracture Points in Social Policy Formation for Poverty Reduction [Kate Bird and Tammie O'Neil, with Vincent J. Bolt]
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Unsustainable Livelihoods, health shocks and urban chronic poverty: Rickshaw Pullers as a Case Study [Sharifa Begum and Binayak Sen] Abstract
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How many chronically poor people are there in the world?  Some preliminary estimates [Andy McKay, Bob Baulch, Mehtap Hisarciklilar and David Lawson] Abstract
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The State of the Poorest 2004/2005: Chronic Poverty in Bangladesh - Tales of Ascent, Descent, Marginality and Persistence - Overview [eds. Binayak Sen and David Hulme] Abstract
41
The Influence of Ill Health on Chronic and Transient Poverty: Evidence from Uganda [David Lawson] Abstract
40
Poverty in Lesotho: 1993 to 2002: An overview of household economic status and government policy [Deborah Wason and David Hall] Abstract
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Urban Poverty in East Africa: comparative analysis of the trajectories of Nairobi and Kampala [Phil Amis] Abstract
2003
38
Poverty Persistence and Transitions in Uganda: A Combined Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis [David Lawson, Andy McKay, John Okidi] Abstract
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The Politics of Staying Poor in Uganda [Sam Hickey] Abstract
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Multiple shocks and downward mobility:learning from life histories of rural Ugandans [Kate Bird and Isaac Shinyekwa] Abstract
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Aid for the Poorest? The distribution and maldistribution of international development assistance [Bob Baulch] Abstract
Dataset: Bilaterals MSExcel
Dataset: Multilaterals MSExcel
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Annotated Bibliography: Poverty and Chronic Poverty in Uganda [Isaac Shinyekwa with Chris Taylor] CPRC Annotated Bibliographies No 2 Abstract
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What is the impact of non-contributory pensions on poverty? Estimates from Brazil and South Africa [Armando Barrientos] Abstract
32
The Intrahousehold Disadvantages Framework: A Framework for the Analysis of Intra-household Difference and Inequality [Vincent J. Bolt and Kate Bird] Abstract
31
Bureaucratic Effects: 'Weberian' State Structures and Poverty Reduction [Jeffrey Henderson, David Hulme, Hossein Jalilian and Richard Phillips] Abstract
30
Globalization, the International Poverty Trap and Chronic Poverty in the Least Developed Countries [Charles Gore] Abstract
29
The Economic and Social Processes Influencing the Level and Nature of Chronic Poverty in Urban Areas [Diana Mitlin] Abstract
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Investigating Chronic Poverty in West Africa [Abena D Oduro and Ivy Aryee) Abstract
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Poverty Dynamics in Uganda: 1992 to 2000 [John A Okidi and Andrew McKay] Abstract
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Targeted Transfers in Poor Countries: Revisiting the Trade Offs and Policy Options [Martin Ravallion] Abstract
25
Chronic Poverty and Older People in South Africa [Julian May] Abstract
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Towards a clearer understanding of 'vulnerability' in relation to chronic poverty [Martin Prowse] Abstract
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The Political Economy of Chronic Poverty [Sarah Bracking] Abstract
22
Thinking 'Small' and the Understanding of Poverty: Maymana and Mofizul's Story [David Hulme] Abstract
2002
21
Chronic Poverty: scrutinizing estimates, patterns, correlates and explanations [Shahin Yaqub] Abstract
20
Targeted Development Programmes for the Extreme Poor: Experiences from BRAC Experiments [Imran Matin] Abstract
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Whose Poverty Matters? Vulnerability, Social Protection and PRSPs".  [Rachel Marcus and John Wilkinson] CHIP Working Paper No 1 Abstract
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Chronic Poverty in Semi Arid Zimbabwe [Kate Bird and Andrew Shepherd] Abstract
17
Do Monetary and Non-Monetary Indicators tell the same story about chronic poverty?  A study of Vietnam in the 1990s [Bob Baulch and Edoardo Massett] Abstract
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Chronic Poverty and Migration [Uma Kothari] Abstract
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Chronic Poverty: A Review of Current Quantitative Evidence [Andrew McKay and David Lawson] Abstract
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Natural Resource Management and Chronic Poverty in Sub Saharan Africa: An Overview [Phil Woodhouse] Abstract
13
Chronic Poverty and Remote Rural Areas [Kate Bird, David Hulme, Karen Moore and Andrew Shepherd] Abstract
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Thinking about Chronic Urban Poverty [Philip Amis] Abstract
11
An overview of Chronic Poverty and Development Policy in Uganda [John Okidi and Gloria Mugambe] Abstract
10
Chronic Poverty and Older People in the Developing World [Amanda Heslop and Mark Gorman] Abstract
2001
9
Chronic Poverty and Development Policy in Sri Lanka: Overview Study [Indra Tudawe] Abstract
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Frameworks for understanding the inter-generational transmission of poverty and well being in developing countries [Karen Moore] Abstract  
7
Chronic Poverty in India: Overview Study [Aasha Kapur Mehta and Amita Shah] Abstract
6
Violent Conflict, Poverty and Chronic Poverty [Jonathan Goodhand] Abstract
5
Livelihoods Research: Some Conceptual and Methodological Issues [Colin Murray] Abstract
4
Chronic Poverty and Disability [Rebecca Yeo] Abstract
3
Study of the Incidence and Nature of Chronic Poverty and Development Policy in South Africa: An Overview [Michael Aliber] Abstract
2
Chronic Poverty: Meanings and Analytical Frameworks [David Hulme, Karen Moore and Andrew Shepherd]  Abstract
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Chronic Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A select annotated bibliography with special reference to remote rural areas. [Samuel Hickey] CPRC Annotated Bibliographies No 1 Abstract
 

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